This article will deal with one of the most common questions that is discussed in regard to Biblical Prophecy. Will the church go through the Tribulation? I want to answer that question by looking at numerous scriptures and I believe we can answer that question without a doubt.
In order to answer the question, “Will the church go through the Tribulation?” we must understand the biblical concept of Rapture.
According to 1 Thessalonians 4:16-18 there is coming a moment when millions of Christians are going to be “raptured” or “caught up” to be with Christ in the air. Determining when this event happens according to biblical prophecy will assist us in our search for Biblical truth.
There are Four Views of the Rapture
- Pre-Tribulation View
The Pre-Tribulation view draws many scriptural concepts together to show that the Rapture occurs before the Tribulation. Perhaps the most pertinent scripture (we will discuss many others in this article) is found in Revelation 3:10 “Since you have kept my command to endure patiently, I will also keep you from the hour of trial that is going to come upon the whole world to test those who live on the earth.”
- Partial Rapture View
This view is not held by very many but I want to mention it here. It states that Christ will only rapture those who “look for him.” This view is based solely on Hebrews 9:28 “so Christ was sacrificed once to take away the sins of many people; and he will appear a second time, not to bear sin, but to bring salvation to those who are waiting for him.” This causes some of the Christians to go through at least part of the Tribulation period. This view has very little biblical support.
- The Mid-Tribulation View
This view states that Christ raptures his church in the middle of the Tribulation along with the rapture of the two witnesses. Revelation 11:12 “Then they heard a loud voice from heaven saying to them, “Come up here.” And they went up to heaven in a cloud, while their enemies looked on.” The problem with this view is that the two witnesses are Jews and not members of the church. It also allows Christians to receive at least partially the wrath of God. And those with this view skip over the fact that John (a member of the church) is seen in Revelation 4:1-2 as being caught up to heaven as a “type” of rapture.
- The Post-Tribulation View
This view states that Christ will come at the end of the Tribulation, just before the Second Coming of Christ to the earth. There are many problems with this view. The biggest problem being that it denies Revelation 3:10 and thus Christ would not fulfill his promise. It allows Christians to suffer God’s wrath denying 1 Thessalonians 1:9-10.
Now that we have explained the four views of the Rapture, I want to answer the question, “Will the church go through the Tribulation?” I want to prove to you that the correct view is that the rapture will take place before the Tribulation.
There are several Biblical Reasons:
- BECAUSE REVELATION 4:1-2 DESCRIBE JOHN AS A “TYPE” OF THE CHURCH BEING RAPTURED.
Everything in the book of Revelation is significant. As you study the book of Revelation, and we see the book of Revelation as predictive of the future, then this event in Revelation 4:1-2 is significant because it describes an event that has a remarkable similitude to 1 Thessalonians 4:16-18.
Revelation 4:1-3 “After this I looked, and there before me was a door standing open in heaven. And the voice I had first heard speaking to me like a trumpet said, “Come up here, and I will show you what must take place after this. At once I was in the Spirit, and there before me was a throne in heaven with someone sitting on it.”
John is on earth, and he hears a voice like a trumpet saying, “Come up here” and immediately he is in heaven. Paul writes in 1 Thessalonians 4 that at the Rapture the Lord will descend from heaven with a shout, and the trumpet call of God, and immediately Christians around the world will be caught up to be with the Lord forever. The resemblance is remarkable.
Consider these other three facts that are brought out by Tim LaHaye in his book Revelation Unveiled.
- The location of this event is right for the rapture.
Revelation chapters 1-3 have described the seven church ages. Revelation 4-5 give us a description of what is happening in heaven and Revelation chapter 6 introduces the Tribulation period. This interpretation completely fulfills Revelation 3:10 an Jesus promise that says “I will also keep you from the hour of trial…” It is completely logical and Biblical to see John as a “member of the church” being used to symbolically show the removal of the church at this point.
- The absence of any mention of the church in the rest of Revelation.
There are 16 references to the church in Revelation 1-3. And amazingly there are zero references to the church in Revelation 6-18 that describe the Tribulation. So where is the church? The church is caught up with Christ.
- The extensive use of Old Testament language and symbols in Revelation 4-18 is indicative of Israel not the church.
The church age is known as the “times of the gentiles.” The church age has largely been about the conversion of the gentiles. Luke 21:24 “And they shall fall by the edge of the sword, and shall be led away captive into all nations: and Jerusalem shall be trodden down of the Gentiles, until the times of the Gentiles be fulfilled.”
Whereas the Tribulation is known as “the time of Jacobs Trouble” and “Daniels 70th week” as seen in Jeremiah 30:7 and Daniel 9 respectively. Some of these Old Testament symbols are: the tabernacle, ark of the covenant, the altar, elders, censers, cherubim, seals, trumpets and plagues.
Most prophecy scholars are reluctant to say that Revelation 4:1-2 alone teaches a Pre-Tribulation rapture. But it is as you consider all of these thoughts together that this inference can be made.
Will the church go through the Tribulation? I believe scripture teaches we will not.
- THE LORD HIMSELF PROMISED TO DELIVER US.
Revelation 3:10 “Since you have kept my command to endure patiently, I will also keep you from the hour of trial that is going to come upon the whole world to test those who live on the earth.”
There has never been as of yet “an hour of trial” that comes upon the whole world. It is an obvious reference to the Tribulation Period. This verse is strong evidence that the letters to the seven churches are not only letters to real churches at that time, and to types of such churches throughout the ages, but that it also can be viewed as seven church ages. It is during the Tribulation period that those who live on the earth will be tested. That test is whether they will believe in Christ or take the mark of the beast.
- ONLY THE PRE-TRIBULATION VIEW PRESERVES THE DOCTRINE THAT HIS COMING IS IMMINENT
Imminent is the word that describes that Christ could come at any minute. That is why scripture has so many admonitions to watch, be ready, and look for Him to come at any moment. Consider for example Luke 12:40 “You also must be ready, because the Son of Man will come at an hour when you do not expect him.” By the way, there are many such scriptures that speak to the fact that His coming is imminent.
How could His coming be imminent if it is mid-tribulation or post-tribulation? This is the teaching that Christ wanted for his church because it keeps the church on fire and serving Him. A correct view of Biblical prophecy is that there are many signs that point to the nearness of the Tribulation. However, Christ could return in the Rapture at any moment.
- THE CHURCH IS TO BE DELIVERED FROM THE WRATH TO COME
1 Thessalonians 1:10 “and to wait for his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead —Jesus, who rescues us from the coming wrath.” The book of Revelation clearly portrays the Tribulation as the wrath of God being poured out upon the earth. Why would God pour his wrath out upon the church when he clearly states that he will rescue us form the coming wrath. Revelation 6:17 “For the great day of his wrath is come; and who shall be able to stand?” Those who have been truly born again will not have to face the wrath of God.
At this point we must also make a distinction between the church, those who come to Christ before the Rapture and are caught away to be with the Lord, and those who will accept Christ after the Rapture during the Tribulation.
The good news of the gospel is that Jesus Christ satisfied the wrath of God when he took our punishment on the cross. To teach that the church will have to suffer God’s wrath by going through the Tribulation denies this fundamental aspect of God’s love and a basic premise of salvation.
1 Thessalonians 5:9 “For God did not appoint us to suffer wrath but to receive salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ.” This passage has even a stronger message when you consider that it follows the strong rapture passage in the previous chapter. So you can see that context confirms this meaning.
5. HOW ELSE WOULD THE RAPTURE BE A COMFORT TO THE CHURCH?
When Paul tells us that the church will be caught away, he ends that explanatory passage with these words. 1 Thessalonians 4:18 “Therefore encourage each other with these words.” It is not very encouraging to think that believers will have to go through incredible times of suffering, the worst seven years ever to come upon the face of the earth and finally if you make it through all of that, you will be raptured. No! Those who are truly saved will go in the Rapture. When we look at it through that lens we are truly comforted.
- GOD’S WAY HAS BEEN TO RESCUE THE RIGHTEOUS
It is interesting that the Jesus uses Noah and Lot in referring to His Return. God’s way has always been to rescue the righteous. This is not to say that Christians will not suffer the ravages of war, persecution, imprisonment and perhaps even attempted genocide. I am in no way saying that the righteous never suffer.
I am saying that when Jesus referred to the coming of the Son of Man, he used biblical situations where the righteous were delivered supernaturally.
Matthew 24:37-39 “As it was in the days of Noah, so it will be at the coming of the Son of Man. 38 For in the days before the flood, people were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, up to the day Noah entered the ark; 39 and they knew nothing about what would happen until the flood came and took them all away. That is how it will be at the coming of the Son of Man.”
The point is that God supernaturally spoke to Noah, had him prepare the ark and Noah and his family were spared. The ark speaks of safety and salvation. At the coming of the Son of Man those who have entered the “ark” by accepting Christ will be rescued as was Noah.
The same can be said for Lot in Luke 17:28 “It was the same in the days of Lot. People were eating and drinking, buying and selling, planting and building. 29 But the day Lot left Sodom, fire and sulfur rained down from heaven and destroyed them all.”
It destroyed all but those who believed the report of the angels and fled the city. Lot believed what the angels said and obeyed. As we believe and obey the gospel, we too will be supernaturally delivered from the wrath of God in the Tribulation.
Will the church go through the Tribulation? I think I have shown that they will not but will instead be raptured. However, the question we have looked at today is not the most important question. The most important question is whether you have been born again, by believing in Jesus Christ work on the cross, trusting Him to save you and forgive you of your sins. This happens when we ask Christ into our life, making Him our Director and Savior and we turn from our sinful ways in repentance.
The question is not, “Will the church go through the Tribulation?” but “Are you ready for the Rapture?”
what about 2 Thessalonians 2 -3
Thank you
David
2 Thessalonians 2:3 “Don’t let anyone deceive you in any way, for that day will not come until the rebellion occurs and the man of lawlessness is revealed, the man doomed to destruction.” In that day there were those who were saying that the Second Coming had already occurred. That is why Paul wrote this. This says, Christ has not come. The rapture occurs sometime before the Antichrist is revealed, and then after a period of seven years, the Glorious Appearing happens like it says in Revelation 19. I hope that helps.
Peace brethren. We (the elect) are not appointed to wrath, but throughout the Bible we are told time and again to not only expect tribulation but to rejoice in it. Christians WILL go through the great tribulation and should expect to ENDURE until the end as we are urged to throughout the NT. To prove my point, I’ll use the words of our Lord and Savior Himself from Matthew 24:29-30– “Immediately after the tribulation of those days shall the sun be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken:(30) And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven…”
It is absolutely unequivocally clear that Jesus returns for us AFTER the great tribulation and PRIOR to His judgment/wrath on a wicked and unrepentant humanity. God bless you in Jesus’ righteous name.
You are entitled to your opinion. However, I disagree the glorious appearing happens after the Tribulation, but the rapture occurs before. I am going in the rapture. God Bless.
Pacificnwscotsman@outlook.com
Pastor Bob you are correct. What matters the most. Being saved. The doorway is narrow. My hope is that in these final hours people who are not saved are saved by personally excepting Jesus Christ as their personal savior and repent of their sins. When snached up to be with God in heaven the question will no longer matter. We will be home.
Amen Scott! o many signs right now point to the Tribulation being just around the corner! Right now the banking crisis is moving us toward CBDC. things are changing! I’m ready!
The moral trespasses, insult thrown in the face of God, such as LGBTQ, transgender ideology and practice, drag shows featuring exposure to young children, for a few examples, also lend credence to the notion that we are entering the final days preceding The Tribulation.
Jesus is coming, perhaps soon, I hope fervently.
I pray for The Rapture to occur soon.
If you will read down just a little further, Jesus talks about Noah and the flood did God not also save Noah and his family from the wrath of God
I believe the verses you’re talking about apply to Israel as a nation?
The bulk of the verses I used were written specifically to the church, even the book of Revelation was written for the church.
Bov
I want to share a message that has been spreading all over the internet that concerns the times we are living in. Whether you believe in God or not, this is a must read message!
We can see throughout time how we have been slowly conditioned to come to this point where we are on the verge of a cashless society. Would it surprise you to know that the Bible foretold of this event? Don’t believe me? This may be the most imporant message you will read in these times…please do not ignore this!
This messsage reveals what the Mark of the Beast is, and the meaning behind counting a number people have been pondering for centuries, 666. This message also shares why Barack Obama is the Antichrist. This is truly a message from God!
In the Revelation of Jesus Christ given to the apostle John, we read:
“He (the false prophet who deceives many by his miracles) causes all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and slave, to receive a mark on their right hand or on their foreheads, and that no one may buy or sell except one who has the mark or the name of the beast, or the number of his name.
Here is wisdom. Let him who has understanding calculate the number of the beast, for it is the number of a man: His number is 666” (Revelation 13:16-18 NKJV).
Referring to the last generation, this could only be speaking of a cashless society. Why? Revelation 13:17 tells us that we cannot buy or sell unless we receive the mark of the beast. If physical money was still in use, we could buy or sell with one another without receiving the mark. This would contradict scripture that says we must have the mark to buy or sell. So, it deduces itself to this conclusion.
These verses could not be referring to something spiritual as scripture references two physical locations (our right-hand or forehead) stating the mark will be on one “OR” the other. It once again deduces itself to this conclusion.
Also, how could you determine who truly has a spiritual mark so that they may buy or sell? And, as you will read further in this article, to have the mark of the beast is the same to have the name of the beast, or the number of its name. You will begin to see even more clearly why this mark cannot be something purely spiritual.
Here is where it really starts to come together. It is shocking how accurate the Bible is concerning the RFID microchip. These are notes from a man named Carl Sanders who worked with a team of engineers to help develop this microchip in the late 1960’s.
“Carl Sanders sat in seventeen New World Order meetings with heads-of-state officials such as Henry Kissinger and Bob Gates of the C.I.A. to discuss plans on how to bring about a one-world system. The government commissioned Carl Sanders to design a microchip for identifying and controlling the peoples of the world—a microchip that could be inserted under the skin with a hypodermic needle (a quick, convenient method that would be gradually accepted by society).
Carl Sanders, with a team of engineers behind him, with U.S. grant monies supplied by tax dollars, took on this project and designed a microchip that is powered by a lithium battery, rechargeable through the temperature changes in our skin. Without the knowledge of the Bible (Brother Sanders was not a Christian at the time), these engineers spent one-and-a-half-million dollars doing research on the best and most convenient place to have the microchip inserted.
Guess what? These researchers found that the forehead and the back of the hand (the two places Revelation says the mark will go) are not just the most convenient places, but are also the only viable places for rapid, consistent temperature changes in the skin to recharge the lithium battery. The microchip is approximately seven millimeters in length, .75 millimeters in diameter, about the size of a grain of rice. It is capable of storing pages upon pages of information about you. All your general history, work history, crime record, health history, and financial data can be stored on this chip.
Brother Sanders believes that this microchip, which he regretfully helped design, is the “mark” spoken about in Revelation 13:16-18. The original Greek word for “mark” is “charagma,” which means a “scratch or etching.” It is also interesting to note that the number 666 is actually a word in the original Greek. The word is “chi xi stigma,” with the last part, “stigma,” also meaning “to stick or prick.” Carl believes this refers to a hypodermic needle (see photo).
Mr. Sanders asked a Boston Medical Center doctor what would happen if the lithium contained within the RFID microchip leaked into the body. The doctor responded that if the microchip broke inside a human body, the lithium would cause a severe and painful wound filled with pus. This is what the book of Revelation says:
“And the first (angel) went, and poured out his vial on the earth; and there fell a noisome and grievous sore on the men which had the mark of the beast, and on them which worshipped his image” (Revelation 16:2).
THE HIDDEN MEANING BEHIND THE NUMBER 666 REVEALED!
What I first want to mention, before I share what the Holy Spirit has revealed to me concerning the number of the beast, is that God confirms in threes. We can see this throughout scripture:
“For there are three that bear witness in heaven: the Father, the Word, and the Holy Spirit; and these three are one” (1 John 5:7 NKJV).
“and that He was buried, and that He rose again the third day according to the Scriptures” (1 Corinthians 15:4 NKJV).
“…Holy, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty, Who was and is and is to come!” (Revelation 4:8 NKJV).
There are many more examples, but I thought I would just share three of them to make the point.
Examining Revelation 13:16,17,18, the first group of three I would like to point out is that the mark of the beast is described in three separate verses, 16, 17 and 18.
The next three I see is in verse 16, “He causes all…” is followed by three contrasting categories of people,
1 – “both small and great,
2 – rich and poor,
3 – free and slave…”.
Then unto verse 17, it opens with, “and that no one may buy or sell except one who has…”, followed by three explanations of what one must have to buy or sell,
1 – “…the mark
2 – or the name of the beast,
3 – or the number of his name”.
Now unto verse 18, we read “Let him who has understanding calculate…”, which is followed by,
1 – “the number of the beast,
2 – for it is the number of a man:
3 – His number is 666”.
The last three I see is the number “6” being used three times in a row. The reason I’m making this point about God confirming in three is because it is the key to unlocking how to calculate the number 666.
Throughout the centuries there have been people trying to calculate numbers based on titles and names that come up to the number 666 to identify one person, the Antichrist; but from Revelation 13:18, I do not see where God is telling us to count up to 666, but rather to count the number of the beast. This number is identified as 666. So the verse is telling us to count the number 666.
What does it mean to count? It means to add up. So how could we add up 666? Remember my previous point about God confirming in threes is key to unlocking the number 666. So logically, what would be the best way to count the number 666? To count it equally by using the rule of three based off the number.
We cannot count it equally as 600+60+6, this would also bring us back to the start.
We cannot count it as 600+600+600, or 60+60+60 because there are no zeroes in between or at the end of 666.
The only logical option is 6+6+6=18.
What is interesting is that the verse that reveals for us to count the number itself is verse 18 (there a total of 18 verses in Revelation Chapter 13).
Another interesting point is the only two other combinations (making a total of three possible combinations) for placing a “+” symbol in between 666 are:
66+6=72 and 6+66=72.
Add both 72’s together and you get 144.
Why the number 144 is worth our attention is because the verse following Revelation 13:18 is the first time in the Bible where the 144,000 are being described in detail:
“Then I looked, and behold, a Lamb standing on Mount Zion, and with Him one hundred and forty-four thousand, having His Father’s name written on their foreheads…” (Revelation 14:1).
Now if you add up all three numbers from counting 666 by moving the “+” symbol around, it would be 72+72+18=162. What is compelling about the number 162, is, if you divide 144,000 by 162, you get 888. The name of Jesus in Greek gematria adds up to 888. The New Testament was originally written in the Greek language. Revelation 14:1 not only mentions the 144,000, but also the Lamb who is Jesus.
Now what is interesting about the number for Jesus, 888, is that if you apply the same formula that was used to count 666, you get 8+8+8=24. Why the number 24? Revelation chapter 4 tells us there are 24 elders seated around the throne of God. This is the same throne where Jesus sits.
Now if you take:
8+8+8=24
8+88=96
88+8=96
you get 24+96+96=216.
Take 144,000 divided by 216 and you get 666.
Remember that this was the same exact formula we used to count the number 666 that ultimately brought forth the number 888.
Here is a quick recap to demonstrate how this formula confirms itself as being the true way to count 666:
1: 6+6+6=18 > 66+6=72 > 6+66=72 > 18+72+72=162
2: 144,000 divided by 162=888
3: 8+8+8=24 > 88+8=96 > 8+88=96 > 24+96+96=216
4: 144,000 divided by 216=666
1: 6+6+6=18 > 66+6=72…
As you can see, it is perpetual. And remember that we consistently used a formula that worked in threes being the number that God uses for confirmation.
Here is another mathematical confirmation: 144,000 divided by 6, divided by 6, divided by 6 (6,6,6) equals 666.
So what could this mean? Well we know in this world we are identified by numbers in various forms. From our birth certificate to social security, as well as our drivers license; being identified based on a system of ruler ship. So it is possible that this RFID microchip will contain a new identification that has a total of 18 characters (6+6+6).
“here the wisdom is, the one having the mind let him calculate the number of the wild beast, number for “of human” it is, and the number of it 666″ (Revelation 13:1, Greek Translation).
The Greek word “anthrōpos” being used in verse 18 where it says “of human” is the Greek strongs concordance G444. The first two definitions of the word are “a human being, whether male or female”, and, “generically, to include all human individuals”. Could the number of the beast apply to all mankind?
In the Greek (the New Testament was originally written in the Greek language), and other translations, you will notice the beast is described as an “it”, instead of “him”. The reason I’m making this point is because when a translation says “His number is 666”, this would imply a singular person, the Antichrist. But by saying “the number of it 666”, implies that it is of the beast system as a whole.
We can know the number of the beast cannot be to identify products (like a new barcode) to buy or sell because scripture says we cannot buy or sell without the number of the beast. What am I getting at? There will be instances where you could buy something someone made themselves and it wouldn’t have a store branded identification on it. But for this number to be in our chips, that is where it must be to conclude ultimately that we cannot buy or sell without having the number of the beast. As previously mentioned in Revelation 13:18, the number of the beast (6+6+6=18) is a “human number”, definition “generically, to include all human individuals”.
Truly a great division is taking place between good and evil—both spiritually and physically (riots, unrest, politics). If you take the current year 2020 and divide it by the number 666 (known for its satanic implications) you will get the number 30330. This number 30330 happens to be the number used to vote for Joe Biden and Kamala Harris. Freaky? And one thing is certain, 2020 is truly being divided by Satan. He is the master deceiver and spreader of chaos. Jesus calls him the father of lies.
So I looked up this number 30330 concerning Joe Biden, and I found this information:
If you send a text to that number (at that time), you would get a response asking to support Joe’s campaign to take down Donald Trump, with one part in caps saying “CHIP IN >>” pointing to a link to go and donate.
“CHIP IN”? Obama has used this phrase in the past on his twitter and people believe it is a subliminal message to receive the mark of the beast, that is to say the implantable RFID microCHIP that will go IN our body.
Go to: https://2ruth.org to see all the proof!
Is your name written in the Lamb’s book of life? Jesus says that we must be born again to enter the kingdom of God in the Gospel of John chapter 3.
“Then a third angel followed them, saying with a loud voice, “If anyone worships the beast and his image, and receives his mark on his forehead or on his hand, he himself shall also drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is poured out full strength into the cup of His indignation. He shall be tormented with fire and brimstone in the presence of the holy angels and in the presence of the Lamb. And the smoke of their torment ascends forever and ever; and they have no rest day or night, who worship the beast and his image, and whoever receives the mark of his name” (Revelation 14:9-11).
BARACK OBAMA IS THE ANTICHRIST:
In the Islamic religion they have man called the Mahdi who is known as their messiah of whom they are waiting to take the stage. There are many testimonies from people online who believe this man will be Barack Obama who is to be the biblical Antichrist based off dreams they have received. I myself have had strange dreams about him like no other person. So much so that I decided to share this information.
He came on stage claiming to be a Christian with no affiliation to the Muslim faith…
“In our lives, Michelle and I have been strengthened by our Christian faith. But there have been times where my faith has been questioned — by people who don’t know me — or they’ve said that I adhere to a different religion, as if that were somehow a bad thing,” – Barack Obama
…but was later revealed by his own family members that he indeed is a devout Muslim.
So what’s in the name? The meaning of someones name can say a lot about a person. God throughout history has given names to people that have a specific meaning tied to their lives. How about the name Barack Obama? Let us take a look at what may be hiding beneath the surface…
“And He (Jesus) said to them (His disciples), ‘I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven'” (Luke 10:18).
In the Hebrew language we can uncover the meaning behind the name Barack Obama.
Barack, also transliterated as Baraq, in Hebrew is: lightning
baraq – Biblical definition:
From Strongs H1299; lightning; by analogy a gleam; concretely a flashing sword: – bright, glitter (-ing, sword), lightning. (Strongs Hebrew word H1300 baraq baw-rawk’)
Barak ‘O’bamah, The use of bamah is used to refer to the “heights” of Heaven.
bamah – Biblical definition:
From an unused root (meaning to be high); an elevation: – height, high place, wave. (Strongs Hebrew word H1116 bamah baw-maw’)
The day following the election of Barack Obama (11/04/08), the winning pick 3 lotto numbers in Illinois (Obama’s home state) for 11/5/08 were 666.
Obama was a U.S. senator for Illinois, and his zip code was 60606.
The names of both of Obama’s daughters are Malia and Natasha. If we were to write those names backwards we would get “ailam ahsatan”. Now if we remove the letters that spell “Alah” (Allah being the God of Islam), we get “I am Satan”. Coincidence? I don’t think so.
These are just a few of many evidences why Barack Obama is the Antichrist. You can see many more in my article on the website above, as well as read about the dreams I’ve had concerning this man. I’m more than convinced that God has shown me that he is without a doubt the Antichrist, and we will see him rise to power in the not so dinstant future.
Jesus stands alone among the other religions who say to rightly weigh the scales of good and evil, and to make sure you have done more good than bad in this life. Is this how we conduct ourselves justly in a court of law? Bearing the image of God, is this how we project this image into our reality?
Our good works cannot save us. If we step before a judge, being guilty of a crime, the judge will not judge us by the good that we have done, but rather the crimes we have committed. If we as fallen humanity, created in God’s image, pose this type of justice, how much more a perfect, righteous, and Holy God?
God has brought down His moral law’s through the 10 commandments given to Moses at Mt. Sinai. These laws were not given so we may be justified, rather that we may see the need for a savior. They are the mirror of God’s character of what He has put in each and every one of us, with our conscious bearing witness that we know that it is wrong to steal, lie, dishonor our parents, and so forth.
We can try and follow the moral laws of the 10 commandments, but we will never catch up to them to be justified before a Holy God. That same word of the law given to Moses became flesh over 2000 years ago in the body of Jesus Christ. He came to be our justification by fulfilling the law, living a sinless perfect life that only God could fulfill; even bringing the law to it’s truest light by stating, “You have heard that it was said to those of old, ‘You shall not commit adultery.’ But I say to you that whoever looks at a woman to lust for her has already committed adultery with her in his heart” (Matthew 5:27-28).
The gap between us and the law can never be reconciled by our own merit, but the arm of Jesus is stretched out by the grace and mercy of God. And if we are to grab on, through faith in Him, He will pull us up being the one to justify us. As in the court of law, if someone steps in and pays our fine, even though we are guilty, the judge can do what is legal and just and let us go free. That is what Jesus did almost 2000 years ago on the cross. It was a legal transaction being fulfilled in the spiritual realm by the shedding of His blood.
Because God is Holy and just, the wrath that we deserve could not go unnoticed. Through the perfect righteousness and justice of God’s character, it must be dealt with, it must be quenched, it must be satisfied.
For God takes no pleasure in the death of the wicked (Ezekiel 18:23). This is why in Isaiah chapter 53, where it speaks of the coming Messiah and His soul being a sacrifice for our sins, why it says it pleased God to crush His only begotten Son.
This is because the wrath that we deserve was justified by being poured out upon His Son. If that wrath was poured out on us, we would all die and go to hell. God created a way of escape by pouring it out on His Son whose soul could not be left in Hades, but was raised to life on the third day and seated at the right hand of God in power.
So now when we put on the Lord Jesus Christ (Romans 13:14), God no longer sees the person who deserves His wrath, but rather the glorious image of His perfect Son dwelling in us, justifying us as if we received the wrath we deserve, making a way of escape from the curse of death.
Now what we must do is repent and put our trust and faith in the savior, confessing and forsaking our sins. This is not just a head knowledge of believing in Jesus, but rather receiving His words, taking them to heart, so that we may truly be transformed into the image of God. Where we no longer live to practice sin, but rather turn from our sins and practice righteousness through faith in Him.
Jesus answered, “Most assuredly, I say to you, unless one is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God. That which is born of the flesh is flesh, and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit. Do not marvel that I said to you, ‘You must be born again'” (John 3:5-7).
Come before the Lord with a contrite spirit, humble yourself, ask Him for His forgiveness, to receive the free gift of His salvation, to receive His Holy Spirit, so that you may be transformed into a new creature, into a child of the living God.
There is a reason why the words of Jesus have been translated in to over 2000 languages, and nothing comes remotely close (the Quran just over 100), because there is a God in heaven who desires to have a relationship with you, to know Him through His word, as that is how we personally get to know anybody. There is a reason why it is the year 2022, because Jesus came to earth about 2000 years ago fulfilling major prophecy causing a divide in our timeline.
Jesus loves you! Seek Him while He may be found! We must repent and turn from practicing sin…for if we are not following Jesus, we are following the devil. There is no neatural ground. We are either living in the lie, or the truth. God bless you!
You need professional help if you actually believe any of this scientifically illiterate utter and complete nonsense.
The explication of the “meaning” of President Barack Obama’s name is culturally ignorant drivel.
You say the Obamas’ daughters are Malia and Natasha. And then you hallucinate some nonsense interpretation. They are Malia and Sasha.
The Obamas are good people. Not demons. Not Muslims. Only in your sick, sick mind.
Seriously. Get help. Mental illness can be treated.
This was an excellent read and immensely informative. Thank you for the evidence through the scriptures. Distinctively demonstrating a clear understanding of what Christ has proclaimed. Line upon line precept upon precept. Translating the Word of God intelligibly and even more, easy to realize and embrace. Thank you Lord for your perfect will for the lives of those that are looking for your soon return and the perfect plan of Salvation through the son of God. Jesus the Christ
Thank you for your comment. I am glad it touched you.
bob
Michelle B’s comment was unadulaterated genius. In my own mind, she must have had inspiration from God to devise such pertinent observations/calculations.
I agree with Michelle that CBDC is intended to become the path to the implementation of “The Mark of The Beast”, and that the Covid19 vaccine mandate was preparatory for unquestioning obedience to a mandate for a chip or whatever other means would be used by government to implement the reality of a 666 controlled economy.
I think you are truly blessed by our Lord Jesus, Michelle.
May He give you peace and blessing in this life!
Your brother in Jesus, praying for the Rapture soon!
Been searching for answers about the Rapture. I really believe the answer is in REVELATION 10:7.
“7 But in the days of the VOICE of the SEVENTH angel, when he shall begin to SOUND, the **MYSTERY** of God should be FINISHED, as he hath declared to his servants the prophets.”
What MYSTERY? The one mentioned in ** 1 Corinthians 15:51-52 **kjv
“51 Behold, I shew you a *MYSTERY*; We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed,
52 In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the *LAST TRUMP*: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed.”
Also, in ** 1 Thessalonians 4:16 **
(SHOWS VOICE & TRUMPET)
“For the Lord himself shall DESCEND from heaven with a shout, with the VOICE of the archangel, AND with the TRUMP OF GOD: and the DEAD IN CHRIST shall RISE first:”
I am still on the fence about this though, because there are plenty of scriptures that says how the Lord will save us from that “hour.”
Incredible article. Exactly as I have tuaght it; but I like the way you have written the article.I will be sharing this with the saints as a supplement to what the Lord gave me to teach. Thank you for your writing. God bless.
God bless you sir, We will meet in the skies! Hallelujah!
Bob
The phrase I have heard used is “Here, there or in the air”!
Praise, Glory, Reverence and Worship to our Holy Blessed Lord and Savior Jesus!!
Don’t believers go to Heaven immediately upon death in the flesh?
LUKE 23:43
“And Jesus said unto him, Verily I say unto thee, Today shalt thou be with me in paradise.”
Why were my comments not posted in the discussion?
I thought you would “love (my) thoughts, please comment”?
i am just now seeing them. I work two jobs. So sorry for the delay.
Bob
I understand.
My bad for being impatient.
I thought I was being ignored.
Jesus corrected my thinking and taught me a lesson
I needed to learn, all praise and glory to Him.
I truly appreciated reading your ideas on pre-tribulation
rapture, Pastor Bob!
THANKS for reading on my website.
Bob
Sorry I went off on you yesterday, Pastor Bob.
Jesus dealt with me on that.
I am humbled and appreciative of his instruction.
May He bless you.
I work two jobs, i am not just sitting waiting to approve comments.
Sorry your comments were just read today.
Bob
The 70 weeks prophecy ended in 34AD with the stoning of Stephen. Revelation 13 only mentions 42 months (3.5 years) for the time of trouble or tribulation. The false christ comes first and deceives many, while the true Jesus returns after the 7 last plagues. (The
false christ will be on the ground on earth while the true Jesus will meet the saints in the
air and then return to heaven for 1000 years to judge and sentence the wicked. Next the
New Jerusalem descends to earth, then the wicked are destroyed and a new heavens and a new earth are created. This is what the Bible teaches from Revelation 13-22.
Pretrib & Midtrib both deny the 2nd coming. They both teach that the tribulation is God’s wrath when according to Revelation when Satan is cast down to earth after the war in heaven that its his wrath cause he knows he has a short time. They both teach that all Christians will be gone in the rapture before the man of sin is revealed & that Christians will not have to face the antichrist. Then they teach that Christ will return at Armageddon, a 3rd coming. According to Paul in Thessalonians, there must come a falling away first before the man of sin is revealed. If you take Thessalonians 1 chapter 4 and place it side by side with Matthew 24, it is describing the 1 and only same event. If you look at the 29 verse Jesus says that he will return after the tribulation of those days. Also if you read Revelation about what the antichrist is going to do as far as the persecutions and even the killing of Christians at this time, then a pretrib rapture or midtrib makes no sense. Antichrist cannot persecute Christians if they have all been taken away. Also, if you read the story of Noah, notice that it was the evil that was destroyed & taken away & it was Noah and his family along with the animals that were left behind to replenish the earth.
If john heard a trumpet and was called up to heavens why think it gone be another rapture ?
It is a type of rapture.
Just like the sacrificial lambs in the Old Testament were a type of Christ.
Thanks
Bob
Thank you Pastor Bob for your words and inspiration. I have a friend in crisis because she believes the rapture has occurred and those still here are experiencing Tribulation. She has experienced a breakdown and now her family, due to her belief, are in crisis. I am in prayer for her, but wonder what word of comfort I may share, should the Spirit of the Lord impress me to say anything. These are grievous time when mans’ hearts and minds are filled with fear. If you have a word, please share it with me. If not, I will stay in prayer and say nothing. It is hard to see a fellow Christian try to live without hope.
So sorry your friend has bought into this lie.
The events of the Tribulation are so traumatic that anyone who knows the bible will easily recognize it.
Praying for a spirit of wisdom to come on you as you minister.
Bob
Thank you Pastor. We are in prayer and will wait upon the Lord.
Dear Pastor, I felt it was important to follow-up on my concern for my friend. She has been diagnosed with a condition that will require lifelong medication and therapy and is receiving this care. Many in my neighborhood have rallied around this young lady and her family, which heartens my heart in a time when some people might shun or shy away from them. The Lord answers prayer! Thank you for your wisdom and prayers. -Karen
ok thanks
I just don’t understand why people got this idea that the rapture happens mid or near the end of tribulation. Or that some people think the rapture won’t happen at all. I mean like Bob said the bilble has so much proof that the rapture is pre tribulation
Thank you for your support!
Bob
This is very good, sound theology, thank you. Something I have been thinking about also is: if the church needed to go through the Tribulation then wouldnt all the church need to go through it?
We have two thousand years of dead saints that wont have to go through it?
God is always just, I dont think he ccx would only have a remnant of the church go through the Tribulation period for what ever reason
Thanks
Good theology is sound logic.
Your argument makes sense.
I will meet you in the air my brother! Hallelujah!